Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion

had the storyline of a certain book in your mind, and you couldn't for the life of you remember the author, or the title? Give the description of the story here, maybe someone can ease your frustration...

I have one and I've posted it on other boards, but no one has been able to help... mine is a book that I read in the 1970s as a teenager, about a young girl who set out to prove that Richard III wasn't the villain that he has been portrayed.

Various people have suggested books, i.e. "The Sunn in Splendor" and "Daughter of Time", specifically, but nothing's been right. I remember it being called "The Last Plantagenent" but sadly, it appears to be out of print and lost to time.

Daughter of Time comes closest, but I know that's not it-- I've never read it actually, but I've flipped it several times, and, despite the glowing reviews, I know it's not MY book. My book had a young girl as the heroine and appealed to romantic teenage girls-- don't see that as happening with a book that has a Scotland yard inspector with a broken leg as the main character. LOL

Oooo. I used to be fascinated by Richard III books (because of The Daughter of Time, in fact.) I wish I knew that one. Have you tried asking amongst YA readers?

I've been trying to find an old Harlequin Presents or Mills and Boon forever and no one knows it. Sigh.

You know what I have done in this instance, I have typed in the basic information into amazon.com or using google.com and actually found the book!

I've tried that as well, but, sadly, what comes back is the Thomas Costain book with a similar title (plural Plantagenents) which was published in the early '60s... that could have been it, but I read one recent review of the book that said that she could only recommend the book only if someone needed something to read at night to help with insomnia, so I'm fairly certain that it is NOT the book that so appealed to my romantic 17 year old self.

Linda wrote: "I've tried that as well, but, sadly, what comes back is the Thomas Costain book with a similar title (plural Plantagenents) which was published in the early '60s... that could have been it, but I r..."

You'd be surprised Linda. Some of my absoloute fave novels, are crucified by some critics.

Linda.....I grew up reading my Mom`s and Grannys books from the 80s and some even earlier and I am positive I read their book as a teenAnd I loved it,I would love to find it and maybe I didn`t take it out and lose it and my Mom still has it,tho I doubt it cause she gave me hers.
The book I`m thinking of had a scene where he as behind bars and she came in and got down on her knees,and you know?And he asked how a lady like her could do that and she said it was because he was so upset and it would soothe him.And I don`t know if she had a HEA but she spent the better part of her life alone I think,maybe mourning him?

Not sure if I'm in the correct discussion or not...but has anyone ever read ?
I have the book but it is in storage right now and I really want to make the mini cherry cheesecakes on Wednesday for my work b-b-q.
If anyone has it, can they please post the recipe on here for me?
Thanks

I read this book a few years ago and I absolutely loved it, only problem is that I don't remember the name or even the author's name.

Okay, here it is. The story was about a detective whose daughter had been killed years ago by a sick killer and a doctor who seemed to be the target of the killer. She also had a secret side to her, she liked men to dominate her, but never tried it. She dated men she met online and that's how she came under the detective's radar. The book has great chemistry and although I'm not usually into this type of book it was actually surprisingly good. Does this book sound familiar to anyone?

R.L. wrote: "I read this book a few years ago and I absolutely loved it, only problem is that I don't remember the name or even the author's name.

Okay, here it is. The story was about a detective whose daught..."

Is it a straight out mystery a la Patricia Cornwell, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child? Or is it a romantic suspense a la J.D. Robb, Julie Garwood and Heather Graham?

I have one. I read this 4-5 years ago. I borrowed the book from someone. the book cover is an aqua color with a white daisy on it. The book takes place out west, I dont' think its so modern. The girl is a shut in for years because of the death of her whole family. A guy either stumbles upon her house or was suppose to deliver something to it helps her not be a shut in and gets her out to see the world and the true killer of her family. they live happily ever after

Am looking for a small format romance novel read in the 80's, which had to do with two brothers enamored with the same girl. One of the brothers takes her to their family home, where the brothers proceed to have a fist fight over her. Ring a bell for anyone?

historical, contemporary? i remember a diana palmer called Amelia where something similar to that happened i think

Natalya wrote: "Am looking for a small format romance novel read in the 80's, which had to do with two brothers enamored with the same girl. One of the brothers takes her to their family home, where the brothers ..."
Sounds like John Steinbeck's East of Eden

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I'm thinking it has to be the book Leea mentioned.

Welcome to the group Julie. :)

Sounds like John Steinbeck's East of Eden. However, the plot is definitely not unique either. Few plots are, though the one about the shut-in may qualify.

I guess it would have to be a pretty weighty small-format book. EoE is quite a long book, to say the least. That's one of the reasons I've had it lying around for years. It's one of the few movies that James Dean made before he was killed in a car accident. But the plot sounds pretty close.

I don't read too many books about teen- and college aged characters. If I read any real age phase it's about and for 12 and under. I usually vet the books I give my nephews and nieces.

After I read umpteen books and couldn't remember individual ones any more, I started a register of the books I read and/or owned. When I got a computer, I transferred them onto that. It's time-consuming for me mainly because I had a lot to catch up. I also noted where they took place and have visited some of the places, cities, and countries where I got a little more of the flavor of the reality. That's been a lot of fun for me.

I wrote a blog about one I would love to find again. http://robindelany.blogspot.com/2012/...

My forgotten medieval -
The plot-
The heroine's keep is attacked and taken by the hero. She is tall and known for being kind of horse faced. (love the unattractive heroine in an old novel, didn't happen often back then.) She tries to escape by cutting her hair and hiding as a boy. Cutting her hair brings out her beauty, but she doesn't know it. Of course, the hero discovers her and takes her captive. She surprises him by being strong in the ways only men were back then. She even wields a sword like a man.


Why I remember it-
I love the uniqueness of such a flawed heroine. She's also very against type. That sort of strength is great to see, because women are portrayed as damsels in distress during historical war times, yet Joan of Arc kicked some major butt, and women manned cannons in the civil war. I was nice to see this sort of nod to the strong woman so long before the age of girl power.
*spoiler alert*
The most unique part of this story was the end. This was the first (and only) romance novel that I've read that ended as it did. The hero and heroine are battling against the villain, all of their freinds are dead, and they are turned back to back, to fight to the death against the villain's band of men who have them surrounded and have orders to kill him and rape and kill her. You don't actually see them die, but with the odds, survival is unlikely. Yet it's not entirely an unhappy ending, despite my babylike sobs. They were together, in love, and fighting to the end side-by-side. Well, back-to-back anyhow, to the end.

Hi, everyone! I have a long-lost romance I'd love to find, if it sounds familiar to anyone. It was a 70's or early 80's novel, an historical/pirate romance and it had a sequel that featured the same couple in both books, rather oddly for the time. In the first book, the couple gets together, and the hero takes his new wife to his home in colonial DC, I think?

Over a period of time, the heroine discovers that her upstanding husband is actually a famous pirate, which is why he leaves her alone for so long at a time. To get him to come back to her, she becomes a lady pirate, dyes her hair black and goes to sea, where they have some confrontations. When they're both at home and out of their pirate gear, she worries about him seeing her bathing because of the unladylike tan lines.

I don't exactly remember the resolution of that first book, but they had at least one child and I think an HEA, but the second book opens with the husband on an island they have "retired" to as past-pirates in order to raise their family. But he's getting ready to go out after her, because she has broken her word to give up pirating and gone off without him. I don't remember why or anything beyond the opening of that one, though I know I read the whole thing.

Any ideas would be great! Thanks. :) Chantilly

What an excellent topic!

I've posted this in other posts and on other forums too, and no one has been able to give me the name and author yet...

It's a book I read long ago at my aunt's house. She had gotten it at one of those book sales at the library. It is set in Texas (I think...it's a western), and the male lead calls the female "Lucky" after having met her after winning a game of cards. They get married and hate each other for a good amount of time before falling in love. I want to say the woman's name is Devon (but I'm not 100% sure).

If anyone has a clue about the title or author of this book (it's an old one, must have been published in the 80s at least), please let me know! I'd really appreciate it!

I think this might be your book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...

Amanda wrote: "I think this might be your book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30..."

You know what, I think you're right! I've kept going over titles with "Texas" in them...and I guess I couldn't pinpoint it to this one because I have no recollection of the arson part of the storyline...hmmm...

Thanks a lot!

Rose wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I think this might be your book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30..."

You know what, I think you're right! I've kept going over titles with "Texas" in them...and I ..."

Sure :) I had a hard time finding a book not so long ago myself.

Okay, I've been looking everywhere and I can't figure out what the name of the series is!

It's about these two young women living in the Nova Scotia area. An English girl and a French girl. They meet in a meadow between the two colonies, they become very close, get married have babies and the the french woman's baby becomes very ill so they swap children so the richer woman can take it to the doctor, and that night the other family is forcibly shipped out separating the families from their real children.

There are three books in the series and they end meeting again when the babies are all grown up.

I cannot for the life of me remember the title or the author! If you have any ideas please help! Thanks :)

Hannah wrote: "Okay, I've been looking everywhere and I can't figure out what the name of the series is!

It's about these two young women living in the Nova Scotia area. An English girl and a French girl. They ..."

Sounds like The Meeting Place by Janette Oke, Song of Arcadia series. I hope this helps !!

That's it! Thank you so much!

Ottilie wrote: "I have one. I read this 4-5 years ago. I borrowed the book from someone. the book cover is an aqua color with a white daisy on it. The book takes place out west, I dont' think its so modern. The gi..."

Chantilly wrote: "Hi, everyone! I have a long-lost romance I'd love to find, if it sounds familiar to anyone. It was a 70's or early 80's novel, an historical/pirate romance and it had a sequel that featured the sam..."

I'm not sure, but I think these may be
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Codie wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Okay, I've been looking everywhere and I can't figure out what the name of the series is!

It's about these two young women living in the Nova Scotia area. An English girl and a Fre..."

No problem, I'm just glad I could help!!

Ok- book is historic romance. He is an older brother of a group of heathens , Keep is filthy, he has a different lover for each day of week but cant remember names so calls them "Monday, Tuesday,...". She thinks she is ugly but has a temper and puts house in order. At some point she catches him in bed with one of 'days of week' and sets bed on fire. I can remember almost entire plot- but no names or title ....... Anyone?

It sounds like The Taming

Thats it! Thanks

Linda wrote: "I've tried that as well, but, sadly, what comes back is the Thomas Costain book with a similar title (plural Plantagenents) which was published in the early '60s... that could have been it, but I r..."

Have you checked any of the lystopia lists?